Re: [Trisquel-users] entries in "Add/Remove Applications"

2017-11-08 Thread masonhock
I agree that beginners shouldn't be overwhelmed with options. The distinction between the DE and the OS needs to be presented in the simplest terms possible, or they will judge the distro (and GNU/Linux in general) by the first screenshot they see. When I show Belenos to someone used to/by

[Trisquel-users] Re : entries in "Add/Remove Applications"

2017-11-08 Thread lcerf
Indeed. And users who know the different desktop environments and programs are usually not afraid to run 'sudo apt install'. For them, the NetInstall is the solution. For beginners, choosing among options they know nothing about is intimidating. They may even end up quitting the

Re: [Trisquel-users] Is Paypal compatible with software freedom?

2017-11-08 Thread andre
I don't have a credit card because I'm already being screwed by the lies-based anarcho-capitalist criminal-friendly citizen-abusing quasi-democratic citizen-enslaving Dutch state. I just pay Trisquel though automated SEPA bank transfer.

Re: [Trisquel-users] We need a simple YouTube solution

2017-11-08 Thread greatgnu
Users should not... view yt vids in a browser:) For me youtube-dl + mpv + mpsyt is working jolly mighty well fine.

Re: [Trisquel-users] We need a simple YouTube solution

2017-11-08 Thread toni . schultheis
https://trisquel.info/en/forum/liberated-version-youtube-dl-almost-here

Re: [Trisquel-users] We need a simple YouTube solution

2017-11-08 Thread masonhock
SMTube is in Debian main (as of Jessie), but Parabola finds it non-free and it seems like Trisquel does too. I trust their judgment over Debian's so I have stopped using it. I just tried gtk-youtube-viewer in Flidas and it does almost everything you describe in your initial post. The only

Re: [Trisquel-users] We need a simple YouTube solution

2017-11-08 Thread onpon4
I would like to note that putting this into a website would be unnecessarily roundabout. If it's possible to load comments without YouTube's JavaScript, that can just be done in a libre YouTube player application. I don't know if that's the case, though.

Re: [Trisquel-users] I met RMS yesterday. We talked about Trisquel 8, this is what he said...

2017-11-08 Thread leestrobel
> I know Trisquel 8 is too late already, but Ubuntu 18.04 is close, maybe if I learn enough during the next few months I can help a lot to Trisquel 9 happen sooner than later. > I have a lot of free time so I can use a few daily hours to learn and help. I want to ask you to point me on the

Re: [Trisquel-users] We need a simple YouTube solution

2017-11-08 Thread hd-scania
Like you I can find few from pacman (Parabola) but Guix not yet working, for Trisquel the result needs to be similar. [hd_scania@parabola ~]$ pacman -Ss YouTube Qt && guix package -s YouTube Qt libre/minitube 2.8-2.parabola1 A native YouTube client in Qt. Watch YouTube videos without Flash

Re: [Trisquel-users] Guix on Trisquel

2017-11-08 Thread hd-scania
I have been facing a similar issue like you in Parabola. [hd_scania@parabola ~]$ sudo guix guile: warning: failed to install locale ;;; WARNING: loading compiled file /usr/share/guile/site/2.0/guix/ui.go failed: ;;; ERROR: In procedure load-thunk-from-memory: No such file or directory ;;;